Zou Shaotang's purpose for coming here was also to find Xue Kui for Tao Sansheng's matter, but he didn't expect to meet Tao Mei at the door. He saw that Tao Mei was a little depressed, and he had just walked out of Xue Kui's office, and he immediately thought of something bad. He held Tao Mei's shoulders with both hands, shook it vigorously, and made Tao Mei sober up, and when Tao Mei looked up at herself, she found that there were rare tears in her eyes, so without waiting for Tao Mei to speak, he understood that it must have been Xue Kui who bullied her, and immediately rushed to the office.

But Tao Mei immediately came to her senses, immediately grabbed Zou Shaotang, didn't say much at the door, and directly grabbed his arm hard, and dragged him out of the office building in the mining area before letting go.

Zou Shaotang was indignant, and asked angrily, "Is Xue Kui murdering you again?" Or did you do something more out of line? Don't pull me, I must vent my anger for you!"

"No, no!" Tao Mei said twice in a row, what Zou Shaotang said was the truth, but she had to deny that if there was a physical conflict, not only would Zou Shaotang be unlucky, but also she and her father's livelihood in the mine would have no chance at all.

"Then why do you have this expression?What happened?" Zou Shaotang didn't really believe Tao Mei's words, but he immediately calmed down a lot, he knew that impulsiveness could not solve the problem, it was just a momentary righteous indignation, if he calmed down and thought about it, what he should do now could not allow himself to be so nonsense.

Tao Mei stopped talking, she walked slowly towards the outside of the mine, she didn't know how to answer these questions, and she didn't want to talk about such annoying things in the coal mine. So, Tao Mei chose to escape, she went outside and came to the edge of a cliff on a small hill, that place is very steep, but the scenery is good, and the view is wide. In the days since she came back, if there are unhappy times and things she can't think of, she has come here to calm down, and she is also forcing herself to live well for the sake of her family, otherwise she can jump directly and be a hundred, which is an extreme way to restrain her emotions.

Zou Shaotang didn't worry that Tao Mei was standing in that kind of place alone, for fear that she would really not be able to think about it, so he also followed. He had been to this place many times, but because it was very steep, he was always a little far away from the edge of the cliff, and although he was a big man, he was still a little afraid of heights. But Tao Mei seemed to be used to this, she didn't look scared at all, walked to the side easily, and then sat on the edge of the cliff. A girl is not afraid, so Zou Shaotang also mustered up the courage and sat next to Tao Mei.

Under the cold wind, the mood of the two of them slowly calmed down. Tao Mei was the first to speak and said to Zou Shaotang, "Thank you, I've been running around for my family's affairs, and I'll handle it myself in the future." ”

Zou Shaotang felt that this was a very unfamiliar way of refusal: "Little sister, what's wrong with you lately? You are still so polite to me, we didn't just know each other." ”

Tao Mei smiled reluctantly, "Shaotang, we have known each other for a long time, but we still have to thank you, not to mention that this is indeed just my family's business." ”

Zou Shaotang sensed that Tao Mei was very abnormal, and when she came back this time, it seemed that she had changed as if she had changed her person, and these words were very extraordinary. In the past, Tao Mei was a cheerful and outgoing girl, she would not hide anything in her heart, she would say one thing or another, and she was also this kind of character, which made her like it very much. Although the two of them have not officially fallen in love, they have been very close since they met in middle school, and in the face of Zou Shaotang's pursuit when he was young, Tao Mei did not reject it, but both of them were still young at the time, and the sweetness of first love was put in their hearts. Zou Shaotang also knew that he should focus on his studies, so he had been working hard, and wanted to wait until he returned from his studies to be with Tao Mei again, but when he was in college outside, he heard that Tao Mei ran away from home and went to work in the south, and he also contacted Tao Mei for this, but Tao Mei just said that she would go to work, and she did not disclose everything there.

Now, Zou Shaotang has graduated and returned to his hometown to show his talents, and Tao Mei has also quietly returned, which was originally a great thing for Zou Shaotang. But Tao Mei suddenly became very cold to herself, ignored her, and rarely spoke when cooking in the mine, and her personality seemed to have changed suddenly. Even Zou Shaotang went to play with her during the Spring Festival, but he couldn't say a few words, and before Tao Sansheng's accident, he didn't even give himself a chance to be alone with her. The great change in personality and cold attitude made Zou Shaotang puzzled, and he also wanted to ask what was wrong.

But as soon as he asked such a doubt, Tao Mei turned her head directly to the other side, not letting herself see her face. After a moment of silence, Tao Mei suddenly lowered her head, and tears inadvertently slipped down, accompanied by slightly sad sobs.

This sudden accident made Zou Shaotang a little overwhelmed, but he didn't expect that he would ask Tao Mei to cry when he understated a few questions. He didn't know how to comfort him, he could only look at Tao Mei's twitching body and the tears that were blown down by the wind.

Zou Shaotang raised his arm and wanted to hug poor Tao Mei, but unexpectedly, this action made Tao Mei react violently, dodged directly and stood up, turned his head and ran away a few steps, covered his face with both hands, and cried loudly, crying extremely pitifully. Zou Shaotang didn't dare to make any more moves, so he could only follow her silently, standing beside her, looking at her grief-stricken appearance, and feeling very uncomfortable. He could probably guess that Tao Mei must have had a very hard time in the south, and she may have encountered very painful things, otherwise she would not have suddenly returned home, and she would not be so sad.

After a long time, the tired Tao Mei slowly suppressed her emotions, she had been suppressed for too long, and she really needed to vent. I don't know what's wrong, after hearing Zou Shaotang's reproachful words, he didn't hold back, and cried happily after the tears he had accumulated recently. But she also found that after the catharsis, the whole person was much refreshed, and it seemed that she had been aggrieved for too long, which caused her mood to get worse and worse recently.

When Tao Mei saw Zou Shaotang still standing next to him stupidly, motionless, she knew that this kid didn't know how to comfort herself. She thought it was funny, and when she was with him, there was indeed a lot of joy. It's just a pity......

Tao Mei clenched her little fists and gently slapped Zou Shaotang's chest, "I didn't scare you! Shaotang, I'm fine, if you want to know, I can tell you." ”

"No, no, no need, since it will make you sad, don't say it!" Zou Shaotang was worried that the old thing would be brought up again, which would make Tao Mei sad.

"I'm going to say it, don't you want to listen to it?" Tao Mei showed a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time, and her mood was indeed much better.

Zou Shaotang was naturally willing to listen, so the two of them sat back on the edge of the cliff and listened to Tao Mei tell her story in the south.

It turned out that the reason why Tao Mei went to the south to work was to make money to supplement her family. Father Tao Sansheng works in the mine all the year round, the income is ordinary, but it is very hard, coupled with the danger of underground work, Tao Mei has long wanted her father to do it, but if she doesn't do it, the family is really difficult, so she needs to work hard to make money, so that her father can retire home early. But after arriving there, she found that due to her lack of education, she couldn't find a good job at all, so she could only do some basic technical work, such as the production line of the factory, and the service staff in the restaurant. And the expenses outside are always much larger than at home, so she didn't save much money all year round, so she was disheartened and planned to go home to take care of her parents.

However, by chance, she got a chance to sing in a bar through an introduction from a fellow countryman. Tao Mei is outstanding, tall, and has a good temperament, the foreman of the bar fell in love with her at a glance, and her voice condition is not bad, so she was arranged to perform on stage at night. The salary of this job is several times more than in the factory, even if it is black and white, but to make money, Tao Mei readily agreed. Since then, she has lived a chaotic life of going to work at night and sleeping during the day, and after a few months, she has lost a lot of weight, but the salary is very good, and with the frequent tips from customers, she has saved a lot of money, and sent most of it back to her home.

During this period, a guest who claimed to be the big boss of a real estate company fell in love with her and invited her to meet alone several times outside of work. Tao Mei is not stupid, she knows that leaving the bar does not belong to the content of the job, and what she wants to do is probably not on the table. Although she is extremely eager for money, Tao Mei, who has been taught very traditionally since she was a child, does not dare to forget her father's teachings, and can not forget her original intention. However, the real estate boss didn't care about being rejected a few times, and still came to listen to Tao Mei sing every night, and during working hours, Tao Mei didn't mind, and tried her best to meet the other party's requests, such as dancing together, or drinking two glasses of wine.

However, not long after a drink, she felt dizzy in her head, unsteady on her feet, and soon lost consciousness, and before she fainted, she had already guessed that she had been drugged, but unfortunately it was too late. When she woke up again, she was already lying on the bed in the hotel, what should have happened had already ended, she could only cry silently, but she could not do anything more. The real estate boss lost a stack of money, and left satisfied, Tao Mei looked at the banknotes, but her heart was dripping blood, she knew that no matter how much money there was, she knew very well that from now on, she was no longer as clean and pure as before. She felt that she had no face to go back to see her father and mother, and she didn't want to contact Zou Shaotang anymore because she felt that she was not worthy.

And the hard-earned money is already very dirty in her eyes.